问题:多选题A company wants to consolidate 20 existing dual processor Pentium III servers, all running a web server application on Windows Server 2003. They are considering consolidating to a single x445 running VMWare ESX. Which TWO of the following questions will provide enough information to determine the correct processor configuration?()ADo the web servers require SMP capability?BIs the web content static or dynamic information?CWhat is the average CPU utilization of the existing web servers?DWill the servers need a SCSI or Fibre Channel storage solution?EWhat are the expected growth rates for the web servers?
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问题:单选题Which of the following x366 8GB memory configurations will produce the best performance?()A One memory card with four 2GB DIMMsB Two memory cards with four 2GB DIMMsC Two memory cards with eight 1GB DIMMsD Four memory cards with eight 1GB DIMMs
问题:单选题Due to the pricing of MP processors, a customer is evaluating DP processors. They have current budget constraints and do not want to discard obsolete hardware after a scaling step. It is calculated that two processors will meet their immediate needs. Their projected growth indicates they will need more than four processors. Which of the following recommendations will provide the best path for growth at the lowest cost?()A Begin with a dual DP x445 and scale in the same chassisB Begin with a dual MP x445 and scale in the same chassisC Begin with a dual DP x445 and scale out in an extra chassisD Begin with a dual MP x365 and scale to a different machine
问题:单选题The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is preparing a briefing about the reliability of their server environment. There is a need to create a report about which systems had unplanned system outages and how often they occurred. What IBM Director tool can be used to create the report?()A Capacity ManagerB Process Management toolC System Availability toolD System Reporting tool
问题:单选题An x445 can withstand up to two failed memory chips per memory bank. In addition, the customer requires protection for a third memory chip failure on that bank. Which EXA feature will provide this extra level of protection?()A ChipkillB Hot Spare MemoryC Memory MirroringD Memory ProteXion
问题:单选题A customer has a Linux server farm and wants to use IBM Director to manage all of their systems. Which of the following is the preferred installation of IBM Director to fully manage the Linux systems?()A Install Director Server on a Windows 2000 Server and install the Director agents on the Linux systems.B Install IBM Director Agent on a Linux server and install the Director Server on the Linux systems.C Install the Director Server on a Linux server and manage the systems via Linux native SNMP support.D Install Director Server on a Linux server and install the Director Linux agent on the Linux systems.
问题:单选题While upgrading an existing x445 with a second SMP expansion module and four processors, a technician notices the SMP connector cables are missing on the back, so the technician connects the cables. Upon powering up, the technician notices the upper SMP expansion module is disabled. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the problem?()A The system requires 220V power to enable the upper SMP expansion module.B The technician cabled the SMP expansions wrong.C The Xcel4 cache needs to be reset in the BIOS because of the addition of the second SMP expansion module.D If no hardware licenses keys have been purchased for the processors in the upper SMP expansion module, it will not be activated.
问题:单选题A consultant has been asked to do a performance analysis on a database server. Which subsystem should the consultant first analyze and why?()A CPU,because the database replication process requires a considerable amount of CPU timeB Memory,because the buffer cache requires a large amount of memory to maintain the data in system memoryC Disk,because it is important to configure a sufficient number of disks to match the CPU processing powerD Network,because the data returned to the client from the server can be a large subset of the total database
问题:单选题A customer needs to deploy a SAN and connect nine servers running a mix of Windows and Linux. They currently need 12TB, but their growth requirements will be tripled in the near future. They will also consolidate 18 legacy Windows servers onto one system using virtualization software and connect that server to the storage solution. A DS4000 series backup solution needs to be included in the design. Which of the following solutions will satisfy these requirements?()A DS4300 with a switched fabric and an x445 running VMWare ESX serverB DS4500 with a switched fabric and an x445 running VMWare ESX serverC DS4300 SAN with a switched fabric and an x445 running Microsoft Virtual ServerD DS4400 Server with an x445 running Virtuozzo VPS
问题:单选题A customer has requested an initial proposal for two x346s to be used as file servers. They feel that using a direct attached DS4300 with ten 146GB drives will be more than sufficient storage space. They do not currently own any IBM equipment. An answer to which of the following questions would be of greatest benefit when looking to enhance the offering at minimal expense and ensure a good end user experience?()A Has a SATA drive expansion enclosure been considered for the DS4300?B Is there a concern for overall disk subsystem I/O performance?C Has an IBM Director Server been considered to monitor the environment?D What will their storage requirements be over the next 12 months?
问题:单选题A customer wants to deploy VMWare ESX on four-way Intel systems. They are considering IBM and Dell.Which of the following is an advantage IBM has over the competition?()A IBM provides optional Remote Technical Support for hardware, NOS, and VMWare.B The IBM xSeries EXA chipset has extensions to provide better efficiency for the VMFS file system.C IBM servers can address larger LUNs on SAN storage than Dell.D IBM provided VMWare with the majority of their internal drivers for ESX.
问题:单选题A customer has a large HP Intel infrastructure and is actively managing these servers with Insight Manager. They recently purchased an IBM x346 server for a remote office database project. They do not want to run additional systems management software but require to be notified of PFA and hardware alerting on critical hardware components. Which of the following solutions would accomplish this?()A Install an RSA II Slimline card on the IBM server and configure to send email alertsB Enable the IBM management option in Insight ManagerC Install and configure a Director agent on the IBM serverD Configure the systems management processor on the IBM server
问题:单选题A company has two x346 servers each attached to their own EXP400 containing 367GB of raw SCSI storage. They want to consolidate their storage infrastructure into a scalable, high availability solution at minimum cost. Which of the following storage solutions best satisfies the customer’s requirements?()A Add redundant Fibre HBAs to each server and direct attach them to a DS4300 Turbo SAN solutionB Add iSCSI cards to the servers and direct attach them to a DS300 dual controller modelC Use clustered NAS solution with redundant gigabit network connectionsD Add redundant Fibre HBAs to each server and attach them to a DS400 dual controller model
问题:单选题A server has two PCI-X buses with four Active PCI-X slots. Slots 1 and 2 are on the first PCI-X bus (100MHz) and slots 3 and 4 are on the second PCI-X bus (133MHz). The customer requires you to install adapter A and adapter B on day one. After the server has been installed and configured, the server must be running 24 by 7 with no downtime. Three months later, adapter C needs to be hot added. All the adapters are 64-bit and capable of speeds up to 133MHz. The customer’s priority is to have no downtime, and performance is secondary. Based on the information provided, into which slots should adapters A and B be installed in and later into which slot would adapter C be hot-added?()A Adapter A in slot 1, adapter B in slot 4 and hot-add adapter C in slot 3B Adapter A in slot 1, adapter B in slot 3 and hot-add adapter C in slot 2C Adapter A in slot 2, adapter B in slot 4 and hot-add adapter C in slot 3D Adapter A in slot 3, adapter B in slot 1 and hot-add adapter C in slot 4
问题:单选题A customer has a small SAN with both Linux and Windows servers attached to a DS4300 storage server through a redundant fabric. Which of the following is the most important consideration to ensure that this configuration would function properly?()A The utilization of interswitch links between the redundant switchesB The enablement of the multi-OS Storage Partitioning feature on the DS4300C Selection of 50u multi-mode Fibre to ensure 2Gb operationD The RAID level of the array on the DS4300 storage server
问题:单选题A customer has a file server using RAID-5 with 8KB sequential write operations. How should the disk controller cache be configured for optimal performance and data integrity?()A Use write-back cache with battery backup enabledB Use write-through cache with battery backup enabledC Use read-back cache with battery backup enabledD Use read-through cache with battery backup enabled
问题:单选题A customer with an EMC Clariion CX700 storage installation is considering a new IBM TotalStorage DS4500 solution. Which of the following is an advantage of the IBM DS4500 solution?()A Host port speed of 2Gb/sB Three-year hardware warrantyC Heterogeneous Operating System supportD Storage Manager software comes standard with DS4000 controllers
问题:单选题A customer wants to deploy the latest ServeRAID driver and firmware updates to 25 servers on their LAN. This needs to be accomplished during off peak hours when LAN utilization is at its lowest. Which IBM Director component would be used to accomplish this?()A Update Express CDB Update AssistantC Process ManagementD Remote Deployment Manager
问题:单选题A customer has six Windows 2003 servers, three RedHat Linux servers, and three Netware servers. The current environment is direct attached storage. The customer needs a 2Gb Fibre solution that can scale up to 64 partitions over the next three years and provide connectivity to all three platforms. The customer also needs a fibre attached backup solution. Which of the following solutions has the best combination of price and performance?()A A DS4300 Turbo with Fibre Attached Tape LibraryB A DS4500 with EXP700’s and Fibre Attached Tape LibraryC A DS4500 with EXP710’s and Fibre Attached Tape LibraryD A DS4300 with Additional EXP710’s and a SCSI Attached Tape Library
问题:多选题A customer has a mixed Dell and IBM server environment. They want to implement a system management solution for all their Windows, Linux, and VMWare ESX Intel based servers. Which TWO features of IBM Director will be an advantage for this customer?()AIBM Director comes with free Aurema and SteelEye software plug-ins.BIBM Director supports non-IBM industry standard Intel based servers.CIBM Director servers can be managed from within the MS Performance Monitor.DIBM Director requires no agents to be installed and run on the IBM systems.EIBM Director offers agents to manage VMWare ESX Server and runs on Linux while Dell does not.